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= Introduction: Lesson 19 =

Teacher modeled: Read Aloud - //The Power of Spirit Lake// (Students do not have the selection, therefore teacher’s need to make copies from the TE.)
 * 1) On the first page, the author portrays Spirit Lake as a tiny town that is looking for ways to save money. Underline the key details that support this.
 * 2) In the last paragraph on page 1, a parent says, “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could do something with **this**?” What does **//this//** refer to?
 * 3) In paragraph 6, underline the details of how a wind turbine makes electricity. What is the relationship between the shaft and the generator? How does electricity get to the users?
 * 4) After reading page 2, explain the outcome of Spirit Lake’s project. Provide evidence to support your response.

Title 1 is a realistic fiction story of a young boy who writes an article for the school newspaper concerning homeless people. Title 2 is a persuasive text from Lorenzo de Zavala who served as the first vice-president of the Republic of Texas.

= Student Outcomes: = The following skills will be reinforced through close reading and questions: key supporting details, author’s purpose, inferences, character traits, view point, and interpreting words and phrases


 * =Title 1: "Darnell Pock Reporting"= || =Title 2: //De Zavala: A Voice for Texas//= ||
 * =Questions:=
 * 1) What important information does the author provide about the Darnell in the introduction ? What was the author’s purpose in including this information in the introduction?
 * 2) Why does Darnell begin the article with the words spoken by a man who is homeless?
 * 3) Identify the two reasons Darnell gives for making a garden out of the parking lot. What does this tell you about Darnell?
 * 4) According to Linda, how does a parking lot benefit students?
 * 5) Compare Darnell’s viewpoint of the homeless using the garden to Linda’s. || =Questions:=
 * 6) Describe why Lorenzo de Zavala would want to provoke people’s feelings. What words did he use to do this in his speech?
 * 7) On page 496, what does the author mean when he says that //freedom is deteriorating//?
 * 8) In the last paragraph of the speech, what words tell you that Lorenzo de Zavala is making a campaign promise? ||

= Summative Questions: = Explain whether you think the Council’s decision was fair.

What are the different ways Lorenzo de Zavala persuade people to support his ideas?

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